I fly the mini and one concern is wind and especially connection losses in windy circumstances.
In the DJI Fly app I can choose the following options for connection losses: Return to home (if the drone is below the set RTH altitude, it will first ascend to that altitude), hover, land.
Is there a reason why the DJI drones don't have these two other variations of the return to home option:
- Return to home, and if the GPS detects that it is not able to approach the RTH location (due to strong wind), then descend to the set RTH altitude and then fly home (obviously only if it was above the RTH altitude). If you set the RTH at a height that is just above the highest objects in the neighborhood, this should allow the drone to come down to an altitude with less wind, without hitting any objects.
- Return to home, and if the GPS detects that it is not able to approach the RTH location, keep descending until it is able to move towards the RTH location. This approach is obviously more risky as it might descend to an altitude where it hits obstacles.
In the DJI Fly app I can choose the following options for connection losses: Return to home (if the drone is below the set RTH altitude, it will first ascend to that altitude), hover, land.
Is there a reason why the DJI drones don't have these two other variations of the return to home option:
- Return to home, and if the GPS detects that it is not able to approach the RTH location (due to strong wind), then descend to the set RTH altitude and then fly home (obviously only if it was above the RTH altitude). If you set the RTH at a height that is just above the highest objects in the neighborhood, this should allow the drone to come down to an altitude with less wind, without hitting any objects.
- Return to home, and if the GPS detects that it is not able to approach the RTH location, keep descending until it is able to move towards the RTH location. This approach is obviously more risky as it might descend to an altitude where it hits obstacles.